Self-propelled vehicle



J. 0. HA MEL -SELF PROPELLEDVEHICLE. I APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, I9I8- 1,342,440. Y PatentedJune 8,1920.

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UITNESSEE Jivavm/r J. 0. HANIEL. SELF PROPELLED VEHICLE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 15, 191B.

1 ,342,440. v Patented June 8, 1924 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2..

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iosErHoDILo'n HAMEL, or SMITHS FALLS, ONTARIO, CANADA.

' snLF-rnorELLEn VEHICLE.

To all whom it may concern 7 s.

Be it known that I, JOSEPH OmLoN HAMEL,?L subject of the King of. Great 'Brltain, and resident of Smiths Falls, 1n the Province of Ontario, Dominion ofCanada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-Propelled .Velncles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in self-propelled vehicles, and the objects of the invention are to provide a simple and durable mechanism for self-propelled. vehicles especially adapted for children, which will be easily accessible for' repair and-to facilitate in enabling the vehicle to better perform the functions required of 1t.'-

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists essentially of thenmproved construction particularly described and set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawingsforming part of the same. v I

In the drawings:

Figure 1' is a side View of the lmproved sel-f propelled vehicle.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view,

showing the driving mechanism.

Fig. 3 is an end view of the self-propelled vehicle.

' Fig. 4 is a plan view of the top portion of the self-propelled vehicle. I Fig. 5 is a plan view of the under side of the self-propelled vehicle.

Fig. 6 is a perspective VIG'W of the rear end of the self-propelled vehicle.

Fig. 7 is a sectional view through the steering rod.

Fig. 8 I is a sectional View through the clutch member.

In the specification like characters of reference, refer to like parts 11113116 drawlngs.

The invention consists of a seat or body portion 5, to which is attached, a pair of tapered brackets 6, a rotatableaxle 7 passing through the lower port1on of the brackets 6, and on the ends of which a pair of wheels 8, are suitably mounted and which are secured to the axle by a plurality of nuts 9 on either side thereof.

At the forward end of the body portlon 5, a forked member 10 is pivotally secured and to which a wheel 11 is rotatably mounted by means of a rivet 12.- The lower portion of the forked member 10 is also pro-- vided with a plurality of laterally arranged Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. October 15, leis. Serial No. 258,244.

Patented J line 8, 19 20.

brackets one on either ,sidethereof, and V are rigidly secured theret0.- 1

The brackets 13 are adapted'to be used as a foot rest and to facilitate 'inf steering the vehicle. A brace15 is providedto strengthen the front end ofthe vehicle,one end of which is secured to the bottom of the body portion 5, toned to the forkedmember 10. 1 V

An oscillatory lever 16 is .pivotally mounted on a bracket ,17 whichis secured to the other end being fasthe under side of the front portion ofthe I body 5. ted portion 14 in the body 5 being provided with an offset portion 18 which is pivotally connected to one end of the driving rod' l,

the other end of the rod 4, being mounted on a crank shaft 19 near one end thereof.

The lever 16 passes through aslot I A spiralspring 27 is slidably mounted on I the crank shaft 19 and is held in position at one end by a pin-28, theother endof the spring being secured to a clutch member 29 slidably mounted on the crank shaft 19 by means of a pin 30 adapted to slidably en I gage in a slot 31 on the crank shaft 19.

The clutch member 29 is provided with a; series of serrations 32 adapted to engage with opposite serrations on the clutch member 33.which is rigidly secured to a drive gear 20, rotatably mounted near the end of the crank shaft 19, the extreme ends of the crank shaft 19 being substantially journaled in the bracket 6, a second gear 21 being located at one end of the axle 7 adapted to mesh with the gear 20.

A rod 3 1 isslidably arranged on the under side of the body portion 5, and held in position by guide members 42. One end of the rod is bentupward and passes through a slot 35 on the body portion 5 and forms a handle 36. The other end of the rod 34: is tapered from one side thereof to a point 37 adapted to slidably engage and operate a bracket 38 by means of a loop 39 at one end thereof. 7

The bracket 38 has an offset part which 9 extends downward from the body portion 5, the end portion 40 of which being substantially U shaped to engage in'a groove 7 41 on the clutch member 29 thus forming a means whereby a clutch member 29 may be 23. located in the center of the lever 16 and which extends downwardly through and parallel to the sides of the said lever, to the.

bracket 17, where itis bent outwardly to form an arm 24, this arm being connected by a link 25 to an arm 26, laterally arranged on the forked member 10, thus forming a steering device.

In operation the lever 16 is connected to 7 the rod 4 which is manuallyoscillated thus turning the crank shaft which rotates the driving gear20, the gear 20 meshing with i the smaller gear 21 gives the vehicle motion.

The vehicle may be steered by the turning of the -handle 22 or, by turning the front wheel 11 by means of the brackets 13 arranged thereon. By the operation of the handle 36. the clutch member 29 may be .thrown into or out of engagement with, the

gear 20. 7 As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of my vention, withinthe scope of the claim, constructed without departing from the spirit 7 or scope thereof, it is intended. that all matter contained in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and V ing a seat portion, a pair of tapered, downwardly extending brackets on the seat portion, an axle rotatably mounted on the brackets, and provided with ground wheels,

a gear on the axle, fork member pivotally mounted on the front end of the seat portion, a brace on the seat portion connected to the fork. member, aground wheel pivotally mounted on the fork member, a pair .of laterally extending foot rests on the fork member, a pivotally mounted lever, a crank shaft, link means .operatively connecting the lever and the crank shaft, a gear on the crank shaft meshing with the first said gear, clutch mechanism controlling the operationof the second gear, a steering rod passing through the. pivotally mounted lever, and link means connecting the steering rod with the fork member, asand for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set JOSEPH ODILOIN HAMEL.

myhand in the presence of two witnesses; V 

